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"He Wanted a Marriage of Convenience. She Shattered All His Rules."

Arianna Costa never expected her life to be turned upside down during a routine medical check-up. Victim of a medical mistake that leaves her pregnant by a stranger, she soon discovers that the man in question is none other than Alessandro Valenti, the powerful and dangerous king of the Italian mafia.

For Alessandro, scandal is unthinkable. Marriage, security, and control: he demands Arianna become his wife to protect his reputation and their future heir. But sharing her life with this authoritarian and enigmatic man will come at a cost.

Thrust into a world of luxury, danger, and betrayal, Arianna begins to uncover an unexpected side to Alessandro. Beneath the mask of the mafia king lies a man torn between his need for control and his growing feelings for her.

Yet danger lurks in every shadow. Alessandro’s enemies are determined to see him fall, and now Arianna and their unborn child have become prime targets. Torn between scorching attraction, conspiracies, and buried secrets, Arianna must make a choice: surrender to this forbidden love or escape a world that could very well destroy her.

Under the Mafia King’s Control

I froze, unable to move, clutching the phone in my trembling hand. That voice… deep, grave, and yet imbued with a disarming gentleness. It seemed to touch something within me, a distant echo, a sensitive chord I didn't even know I had.

"Please, speak to me," he continued, his voice laden with palpable, almost painful emotion. "If it's you… amore mio, say something, anything."

Those two words, amore mio, struck me like a wave of soft, troubling warmth. Why did his Italian accent, his way of pronouncing those words, awaken such contradictory sensations in me? Part of me wanted to curl up and flee, while another part wanted to dive into that voice, to find answers, comfort, or perhaps… a truth.

I took a trembling breath, my throat tight. "I… I'm sorry. I don't know who you are."

Chapter 49: The Resounding Voice